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One who succumbs to cowardice is known as a coward. [ 3 ] As the opposite of bravery , which many historical and current human societies reward, cowardice is seen as a character flaw that is detrimental to society and thus the failure to face one's fear is often stigmatized or punished.
A sucker punch (American English), also known as a cheap shot, coward punch, one-punch attack, or king-hit [1] (Australian English), is a punch thrown at the recipient unprovoked and without warning, [2] allowing no time for preparation or defense on their end. The term is generally used in situations where the way in which the punch has been ...
The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure and a' that, The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin grey, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man for a' that: For a' that, and a ...
Lists of pejorative terms for people include: . List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names
A coward is a person whose excessive fear prevents them from taking a risk or facing danger, exhibiting cowardice. Coward(s) or The Coward(s) may also refer to: Arts and entertainment
Affronté (/ ˌ æ f r ə n ˈ t eɪ /) (also affronty, affrontee, affronted, or affrontant) is said of a creature (or other heraldic component such as a helm or the face of a man) that faces the viewer (e.g., of a lion, "affronté-sejant") En arrière is said of a creature positioned with its back to the viewer. It is most common used of birds ...
The use of the phrase "white feather" to symbolise cowardice is attested from the late 18th century, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.The OED cites A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785), in which lexicographer Francis Grose wrote "White feather, he has a white feather, he is a coward, an allusion to a game cock, where having a white feather, is a proof he is not of the ...
This Was a Man is a play in three acts by Noël Coward.It satirizes the adulterous affairs of English high society. Its main characters are Edward Churt, a successful modern portrait painter and his wife Carol whose "vivid personality is composed of a minimum of intellect and a maximum of sex."